Los Angeles daily herald., 1887-03-13
SOUND DEMOCRACY.
Speaker Carlisle's Address TO the
Ray state Club.

Boston, March l2.-The Bay State
club, the most important Democratic or
sanization in New England, entertained
number of distinguished gentlemen at
the Revere house this afternoon. Chief
among the guests was Hen. John G.
Carlisle. President Taylor presided at
the banquet. Among the guests were:
Hon. J. G. Carlisle, w. w. Spurgeon,
Hon. jeff. Chandler, Stilson, Hutchins,
Hon. A. E. Stevenson, General J.
M. Carse and General w. S. Rose.
Grams. The dinner over, Presi.
d,nt Taylor raped to order,
and in a brief speech introduced the
principal speaker, Hon. John G. Car
Isle, whose chief virtue, he said. was
that he had been denounced by Senator
Hoar. As Speaker Carlisle arose he
was greeted with much applause. After
expressing his thanks for his cordial re-
ception, he said: "You must permit
me to tender you the sincere thanks
of the Kentucky Democracy, not only for
what you have done in the past, but
also for what they know You intend to
do in the future. You will not permit
Massachusetts, to remain always q Re
publican state, for old preiudices are
passing away. Massachusetts, is always
moving toward Democratic position.
With the Bay State club in front aud
you, brethren. everywhere, hope to see
her on the right side OF the line in 1888.
From the formation of your consti-
tuition down to the present time
the differences between the Democratic
party and all its adversaries have been as
othe nature and extent of federal powers.
The principle of local self government
is the vital part of democracy. An
amendment to the constitution declares
that the powers not delegated to the
United States by its constitution nor
prohibited by it to the state are re-
served to the states respectively or to
the people. No power can be justly
express terms or by necessary
implication. If no such grant of power
can be found. and if its exercise by
state is not prohibited, it belongs to the
state and her people, and thus, while
the doctrine of states rights is defended
in that article, yet it does not sanction
secession or notification, but it instructs
the several states and their people as to
the boundaries of all legislative, execu.
tive and judicial power, not delegated to
the United States, by fair and
reasonable construction of the constitu-
tion. By this constitutional doctrine
of states rights the Democratic party of
this country stands to-day as it always
has stood, and as 1 trust it will stand
forever hereafter. loud applause).
Twenty-Five years ago the tendency was
to carry this doctrine to dangerous ex-
treme, but since that time the danger
GUS extreme has theatened from quite
an opposite direction. Great and pow
erful interests, too powerful almost
to be successfully resisted, are constant.
ly pressing against the barriers of the
constitution, demanding the extension
of federal power to degree never con-
templated by the most extreme federal
ist in early days. it is the right and the
duty of the government to exercise q
general supervision and control over all
the concerns of the people. Mr.. Presi.
dent, this is not Democratic doctrine
as l understand it, aud it never was
tremendous cheers). I means centrali-
zation first and inevitable dissolution
afterwards. No part Of the union is so
vitality interested in the preservation
and maintenance intact of this local
authority as the New England
states. Fortunately we have OF last
been permitted to iuaugurate q Demo-
craticl national administration, and,
more fortunately, that administration, by
its conservative and patriotic course, by
its honest and faithful execution of the
laws, and by its regard for the rights of
all classes of men, has given abundant
assurance that the executive power can
be safely entrusted to our hands. This
country was never better governed than
it is now, (Cheers) and it was never
more tranquil and contented than it is
now. 1t is not my purpose, gentlemen.
to discuss the revenue question upon
this occasion. 1t is too large sub
iect to present fully in the time
at my disposal and too important q cub
ject to be treated hastily. 1t is enough
to say, in conclusion, that in my judg.
ment the government has no legal right
to impose taxes upon its citizens except
for the purpose of raising a revenue to
defray it's necessary expenses and pay
its past debts. loud cheering). When.
ever it goes beyond this, it disregards,
in my opinion, the plain purpose for
which the power of taxation was con-
ferred upon it," loud applause).